The Deadly Consequences of Kenya's Starvation Cult
Kenyan preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie is accused of encouraging followers to starve themselves to death, resulting in the discovery of scores of bodies in a remote forest. Former members of the Good News International Church have said they were forced to starve as part of their adherence to its teachings. Forensic teams have been exhuming dozens of bodies from shallow graves in the forest, with 110 people confirmed dead so far. Pastor Mackenzie has been charged with murder, radicalisation and threatening public safety. Relatives of the missing are now waiting for news in Malindi, with President William Ruto promising to set up a commission of inquiry into what happened.
